{"product_id":"travis-biggs-solar-funk","title":"TRAVIS BIGGS - Solar Funk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a Record Store Day title and not available to pre-order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003ein-store\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8am\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSaturday\u003c\/span\u003e, 20\/04\/2024 (Record Store Day).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny remaining copies will be available to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eonline\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8pm\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eMonday \u003c\/span\u003e22\/04\/2024.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravis Bigg's first album, released in 1976 was called Challenge Initially pressed on independent Detroit imprint TB\u0026amp;C enterprises, the record had\u003cbr\u003elittle impact on the wider landscape of contemporary black music save for local radio play.Three years after the release of Challenge, Source\u003cbr\u003eRecords picked up on Biggs' underrated talents, a multi instrumentalist and synth merchant whose list of instrumental credits on this release numbers 14 from harp to clavinet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiggs would also rack up writing, production and instrumental credits among an assortment of funk, soul and disco names from Linda Clifford, Betty Lou\u003cbr\u003eLandreth, Isaac Hayes, Hamilton Bohannon and Michael Henderson. Solar Funk would eventually be released on Source, a mixture of new\u003cbr\u003ecompositions and revamped versions of earlier material from Challenge, such as After The Storm (previously recorded as a cover of the Steve Miller Loft classic\u003cbr\u003e'Fly Like An Eagle') and 'Ven A Bailar Conmigo a Latin lilted stepper that too existed in a more stripped back guise on Challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolar Funk also features Tibetian Serenity' a track that was revived in the hip hop scene as sampled by J Dilla in 'Jay Dee 39 Expressive, ethereal shades of\u003cbr\u003espiritual jazz linger, with mandolin and harp imbibing an Alice Coltrane Dorothy Ashby aesthetic. The intro to Tibetian Serenity would also be sampled by Italo\u003cbr\u003ehouse impresarios Black Box in their rendition of the Earth, Wind and Fire anthem Fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis, the first ever full reissue of Solar Funk, packages the 79 release in its full glory for the modern crate digger as a limited RSD 24 run on translucent solar\u003cbr\u003especkle vinyl. The original has climbed up in price on Discogs in recent years, averaging at 60 dollars per copy. So grab our reissue this RSD, with newly\u003cbr\u003emastered audio from Phil Kinrade at AIR Studios, and an exclusive liner essay with fresh insights from Will Fox Solar Funk Reissued with SOUL!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Demon Records","offers":[{"title":"1 LP - Solar Speckle Marble Translucent Vinyl [RSD 2024]","offer_id":47872080871769,"sku":"SDZ-39542","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/products\/TravisBiggs-SoulFunk-1.jpg?v=1708968486","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/travis-biggs-solar-funk","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}